No moat. Still in business.
Software directory for those who don’t want to rebuild, own the updates, the bugs, the support.
- MLJAR Studio
Desktop data analysis app where you ask about your data in plain English and get Python code, charts and notebooks run on your computer.
Since 2017
Data and spreadsheets
- Bookmory
Phone app for readers to log books and reading time, set reading goals and keep notes and quotes from each book.
Since 2022
Free plan · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- CodeRunner
A lightweight Mac code editor that runs and debugs code in dozens of languages, for programmers who want quick scripts.
One-off payment · Developer tools · Developers
- Shottr
A small Mac app for taking, marking up and measuring screenshots, with text recognition, built for designers and developers.
Free plan · Design and images · Individuals and families
- Text Capture
Mac menu bar app that grabs text from any part of the screen, including images and videos, using local OCR.
Since 2024
One-off payment · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- RevPDF
A PDF editor that runs on your own device, so you can edit, sign, redact, compare and convert files without uploading them.
Since 2026
Free · Documents and e-signature
- SaneClip
A Mac clipboard history app with a Touch ID lock, encrypted history, text grabbing from images and reusable snippets.
One-off payment · Security and passwords · Individuals and families
- NewWord
Save new words from what you read or watch, get AI definitions and examples, then review them with FSRS flashcards on Apple devices.
Since 2025
Free plan · Courses and learning · Individuals and families
- Shotnix
Mac app for screen captures and recordings that automatically adds zoom on clicks, captions and your webcam to videos.
Free · Video and audio · Creators and writers
- WP Reset
Lets WordPress site builders take snapshots, roll back broken changes, clear demo data and reset a site in one click.
Subscription · Website builders · Agencies
- ExpenseSpy
Phone app for iOS and Android that scans receipt photos, pulls out totals and line items, and saves them as spreadsheets or PDFs.
Since 2026
Free plan · Bookkeeping and accounting · Individuals and families
- Ui.Vision
A browser extension and desktop app that records or builds reusable macros to automate web and desktop tasks.
Since 2016
Free plan · Automation and integrations
- Capty
Mac app that captures stills and video of your Mac, iPhone or iPad screen, then lets you mark up and add backgrounds before sharing.
One-off payment · Design and images · Creators and writers
- Snapzy
Free open-source Mac app for screenshots and screen recordings, with markup, OCR and a GIF editor.
Free · Design and images · Individuals and families
- Nova
Native Mac code editor for web and app developers, with Git, debugging, terminal and remote file publishing.
Free trial · Developer tools · Freelancers
- Xnapper
Mac screenshot tool that adds backgrounds, hides private details and pulls out text, for people sharing screenshots online.
Since 2024
Free · Design and images · Creators and writers
- Lisorto
A Mac app that reads your files, gives them clear names, moves them into folders you approve, and finds them by their contents.
Since 2026
Free plan · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- Vehla
A Mac app that combines a keyboard launcher, clipboard history, window snapping and on-device dictation and AI.
Since 2026
Free plan · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- Readox
Chrome extension that speaks articles, PDFs and chosen passages, marking each word as it reads, using voices processed locally.
Since 2026
Free plan · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- Interfaze
A model API for consistent OCR, audio understanding and structured data extraction, usable from common AI SDKs.
Since 2026
Pay as you go · Developer tools · Developers
- OCR Buddy
Free Chrome extension that pulls text, code, math and tables from part of a page offline and saves pages as Markdown for LLMs.
Since 2026
Free · Developer tools · Individuals and families
- Atlas
An iPhone scanner that turns paper into clean PDFs, converts them to Word or Excel, and lets you sign or ask questions about them.
Subscription · Documents and e-signature · Individuals and families
- Sygal
Mac and Windows app that turns PDFs, Office files, scans and web pages into tidy Markdown or JSON without sending them anywhere.
Since 2026
One-off payment · Documents and e-signature · Individuals and families
- ScreenTranslate
A free Mac app that translates text you select or capture on screen, running on the device so it works offline.
Free · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- Quincy
A Mac PDF reader for studying hard documents: ask questions about the page, get summaries and quizzes, and have passages read aloud.
Since 2026
Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- RabbitGUI
A desktop app for developers to inspect RabbitMQ queues, spy on live traffic and replay dead-lettered messages.
Since 2025
One-off payment · Developer tools · Developers
- AIR Blackbox
Records every AI agent decision in a signed, tamper-evident log so teams can show regulators what their AI did under the EU AI Act.
Since 2026
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- Linkly AI
Indexes the documents, images and web clips on your computer so you and your AI assistants can search and read them.
Since 2026
Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Simple PDF Scanner
An iPhone app that scans paper documents into PDFs on the device, with a one-time Pro upgrade for OCR and passwords.
Since 2025
Free plan · Documents and e-signature · Individuals and families
- PDF Pals
A Mac app that lets you ask questions about PDFs and get summaries with page citations, keeping files local.
One-off payment · Documents and e-signature · Individuals and families
- DocsRouter
One API for pulling text and fields from documents, routed to the vision model that fits your cost or quality needs.
Since 2025
Pay as you go · Documents and e-signature · Developers
- Tidy
Mac menu bar utility that reads text in images and scanned PDFs offline and renames each file to match what it contains.
Since 2026
One-off payment · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- ByteAsk
Terminal AI agent that edits C and C++ code, then runs your build, tests and sanitizers on each change before you see the diff.
Since 2026
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- SwiftBiu
Mac and Windows app that lets you translate, run OCR, call AI or use plugins on selected text and files without switching apps.
Free plan · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- DBLift
Runs versioned SQL and Python database migrations with dry runs, history checks and rollbacks, for Python teams.
Since 2026
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- Document Scanner
A phone app that scans documents, IDs and books into PDFs, with colour filters, compression, OCR and signatures.
Documents and e-signature · Individuals and families
- CopyLasso
Draw a box around any text on your Mac screen and get it on the clipboard, read on the device with no account.
Since 2026
Free · Focus and productivity
- Xnip
Mac screenshot app for scrolling and window captures, quick markup, text recognition and pinning images on screen.
Design and images · Individuals and families
- ShareX
A Windows tool for grabbing screenshots or screen recordings, editing them and uploading them to a destination you pick.
Free · Design and images · Individuals and families
- Tuji
Mac screenshot app that lets you capture, mark up and add backgrounds and shadows before copying or saving.
Free plan · Design and images · Individuals and families
- FlowLens
Records a bug in the browser with logs, network calls and video, then passes it to AI coding agents over MCP.
Since 2025
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- Runcell
An AI agent inside Jupyter that writes and runs Python cells, reads the results and fixes errors during data analysis.
Since 2025
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- TextSniper
Select any part of your Mac screen and get its text copied, including from videos, PDFs and images.
One-off payment · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- WP Crontrol
Lets WordPress site owners and developers see, edit, pause and run the site's scheduled cron events.
Free · Developer tools · Developers
- Freesoul Deactivate Plugins
WordPress plugin that loads other plugins only on the pages that need them, to speed up sites and fix conflicts.
Free plan · Website builders